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if it is god's will to free china, he alone can account us god speaks through china's stream -- china's stream in isaiah. us, a son is given and the government will be on his shoulders and he will be called wonderful counselor, mighty god, prince of peace. of the greatness of his government, the peace will be no and. he will reign on david's's thrown and establish and uphold it with justice and right mrs. -- righteousness from that time on and forever. that child is jesus. he was born 2000 years ago. the promise of a just nation is not depending on any free will choice between good and evil, but the zeal in the faith and trust of almighty god. that is where our hope lies. -- has indeed accomplishment accomplished it. we jesus died for humanity, his last words were "it is finished. the task of freeing china is already finished. hands of an the leader, but in the minds of the theye and decide whether want to choose jesus and be set free. i made the decision to choose jesus for .5 years ago. a dear friend took me to a prayer meeting event on the june 4 anniversary 25 years ago and xmas lat
if it is god's will to free china, he alone can account us god speaks through china's stream -- china's stream in isaiah. us, a son is given and the government will be on his shoulders and he will be called wonderful counselor, mighty god, prince of peace. of the greatness of his government, the peace will be no and. he will reign on david's's thrown and establish and uphold it with justice and right mrs. -- righteousness from that time on and forever. that child is jesus. he was born 2000...
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-china relations. the government of china continues to go to astounding, even bizarre lengths to censor and ban open discussion of tiananmen. this resolution sends the right message. we will never forget tiananmen. ever. so long and especially so long as the chinese people cannot discuss it and openly without harassment or arrest or torture. mr. speaker, one of the most enduring symbols of the tiananmen demonstration was the unveiling of a facsimile of the statue of liberty in 1989. it was a moment that thrilled freedom advocates around the globe. there was this enduring symbol of freedom facing the portrait of one hanging in tiananmen square. this moment was an extraordinary -- was extraordinary because it showed when the chinese are able to speak publicly and freely, they ask for greater freedoms, democracy and justice. these are universal liberties that can be found in demonstrations for liberty worldwide. we see it in cairo and caracas, turkey and tunisia, kabul and kiev. there was a moment when we
-china relations. the government of china continues to go to astounding, even bizarre lengths to censor and ban open discussion of tiananmen. this resolution sends the right message. we will never forget tiananmen. ever. so long and especially so long as the chinese people cannot discuss it and openly without harassment or arrest or torture. mr. speaker, one of the most enduring symbols of the tiananmen demonstration was the unveiling of a facsimile of the statue of liberty in 1989. it was a...
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then you have china. now, the old time curse, i love politics and i have been studying politics, and despite what myron was saying, i never said i was running, other than i said i might run, i never did. but everybody thinks -- i made a speech in new hampshire years ago for a friend of mine because i made a speech, everybody said i was running for president. which i wasn't. i did give it serious consideration. i don't know what happened to mitt romney. it looked like he was doing fine. i was leading in every poll. i love what i'm doing. i love building the old post office. i love building doral. i love building panama. i love building all these buildings we are doing. i just love it. i love what i'm doing. it's why do i it well. i tell it to people. what's the secret to success? you got to love what you're doing. i would prefer not running. and i did prefer not running. i'm the only person -- i'm a private company. nobody knows what i'm worth. nobody has any idea. forbes, nobody knows. some people say $10
then you have china. now, the old time curse, i love politics and i have been studying politics, and despite what myron was saying, i never said i was running, other than i said i might run, i never did. but everybody thinks -- i made a speech in new hampshire years ago for a friend of mine because i made a speech, everybody said i was running for president. which i wasn't. i did give it serious consideration. i don't know what happened to mitt romney. it looked like he was doing fine. i was...
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officials who spied on china? that the chinese are now on intervals and they cannot travel outside china. the nations are engaged in intelligence gathering. what a stick which is this case is that we have a entity usinged intelligence tools to gain commercial advantage. it is not possible to put a dollar value. know what itf you research andhe development in an increasingly competitive global market. you know what the impact is. the dollar value will be substantial. >> millions or billions? to give a not like range but it is very substantial. that the you said investigators were able to track these hackers to a block in a building where they work. wouldn't that give an opportunity to apprehend them to actually bring them to justice? we have been able to charge a specific individuals i name -- by name. we mentioned where they work with the people's liberation army unit 61398. wehope and anticipate that will be able to bring them to justice in the western district of pennsylvania and have them have two process and b
officials who spied on china? that the chinese are now on intervals and they cannot travel outside china. the nations are engaged in intelligence gathering. what a stick which is this case is that we have a entity usinged intelligence tools to gain commercial advantage. it is not possible to put a dollar value. know what itf you research andhe development in an increasingly competitive global market. you know what the impact is. the dollar value will be substantial. >> millions or...
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it's not only what china spends. that's a billion people but it is what singapore spends and 6 million, that's million and they are spending i think that the rate of 10%. so little singapore with less than just about the same population of maryland is a leader. senator blunt. >> the thank you chairman and thank you for holding this hearing. i think we'll have a sense that their research and our ability to compete and are brought ability to solve the problems that impact people's lives as a central thing that the government can be part of. dr. collins i don't know if you had a chance. i had to step away for a few minutes to talk about this or not but the alzheimer's question brought this back to my mind. the people that argue and comment advocate for us with disease specific research always make a compelling point and there is a great inclination to say well of course we are going to target that and the defense research and health and defense. there are lots of things around in various budgets. i was in the house of r
it's not only what china spends. that's a billion people but it is what singapore spends and 6 million, that's million and they are spending i think that the rate of 10%. so little singapore with less than just about the same population of maryland is a leader. senator blunt. >> the thank you chairman and thank you for holding this hearing. i think we'll have a sense that their research and our ability to compete and are brought ability to solve the problems that impact people's lives as...
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china sees increasing? [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] >>> secondly, the related countries in the south china sea region have drilled actually many oil wells in south china see, but china has never drilled even one. for the single fact we can see how much restraint china has exercised. ask the purpose of the restraint is to keep -- maintain the stability of the south china sea region. we have -- enjoyed putting aside disputes but while china is held in this position other nations are drilling oil wells in this region so that's the status quo, and i have to underscore it is under this brown we are conduct that exploration activity near the island. [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] >>> there are, it is a very normal behavior for china to conduct this drilling activity within our own territorial waterment and under that background vietnam has sent ships for disruption of that activity, and that is something
china sees increasing? [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] >>> secondly, the related countries in the south china sea region have drilled actually many oil wells in south china see, but china has never drilled even one. for the single fact we can see how much restraint china has exercised. ask the purpose of the restraint is to keep -- maintain the stability of the south china sea region....
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i will never forget reading the special rapid tour for china's report on torture in china. it was horrific to your arrested, you will, not maybe, you will be tortured. religious freedom abuses continue with ethnic minority groups face repression when they peacefully seek rights to their culture and language. hundreds of millions of women have been forced to abort their precious baby because a draconian attempt to limit population growth. china's one child per couple policy is a demographic and human rights disaster that has no parallel in human history. and mass extermination of baby girls. this is not only a mass of gender crime but a security problem as well. experts are coming to the conclusion that china is in gender imbalance will and already is leading to crime, social instability, worker shortages and there's been a huge spike in human trafficking. i am the prime sponsor of the trafficking victims protection act. our landmark law in the united states talks about trafficking. last year, it should events that ensued, china was put on pure three, egregious violator when
i will never forget reading the special rapid tour for china's report on torture in china. it was horrific to your arrested, you will, not maybe, you will be tortured. religious freedom abuses continue with ethnic minority groups face repression when they peacefully seek rights to their culture and language. hundreds of millions of women have been forced to abort their precious baby because a draconian attempt to limit population growth. china's one child per couple policy is a demographic and...
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on interpol and they can't travel outside of china. would that happen -- >> all nations are engaged in intelligence-gathering. what i think distinguish this is case is that we have a state-sponsored entity, state-sponsored individuals, using intelligence tools to gain commercial advantage and that is what make this is case different. >> can you put a dollar value on the information that was stolen, either, any of the components or in total? >> it is not possible to put a dollar value at this point. the indictment alleges a threshold required to charge but i think surely all of you know that what it takes to do the research and development, to develop these new projects, to complete in increasingly competitive global market. we know what the impact is when the cyber occurring so the dollar value is substantial. >> can you give as you range? millions of dollars of information or billions of dollars of information? >> i won't give a range but it is very substantial. >> sir, whatever you said the investigators were able to track these hack
on interpol and they can't travel outside of china. would that happen -- >> all nations are engaged in intelligence-gathering. what i think distinguish this is case is that we have a state-sponsored entity, state-sponsored individuals, using intelligence tools to gain commercial advantage and that is what make this is case different. >> can you put a dollar value on the information that was stolen, either, any of the components or in total? >> it is not possible to put a...
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the dream of a free and prosperous china admiring the former leader with the three or former for china we saw a brutal abuses abuses, corruption in high places. and inequity everywhere. we wanted to change. so we cried out the country is our country in the people is our people if we don't act, who will? the past 25 years after the massacre turning into an economic dictatorship with no political reform. however, i despite the approval of freshen and religious persecution. it is undergoing a powerful and unprecedented spiritual growth. the issue then hurt cannot be satisfied by materialism alone. to save man does not live on bread alone but every word that comes from the mouth of god. so the tanks and troops crushed our movement but it could never crush our dream for a free china. the tanks and troops can stop the demonstrations but it could never erred stop people tusis prayers for justice and freedom. we are the spirit with there is liberty. so today just as i did 25 years ago i call to the leaders of china for freedom to embrace political and spiritual reform. there is no force on ear
the dream of a free and prosperous china admiring the former leader with the three or former for china we saw a brutal abuses abuses, corruption in high places. and inequity everywhere. we wanted to change. so we cried out the country is our country in the people is our people if we don't act, who will? the past 25 years after the massacre turning into an economic dictatorship with no political reform. however, i despite the approval of freshen and religious persecution. it is undergoing a...
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geopolitically, how do you view the situation in the south china sea and east china sea and how would that affect our global missile defense strategy overall? thank you. >> the south china's he is sort of a separate issue in a way, maybe slightly on to ballistic missile defense. is there something more specific? >> marriott, how do you see the alliance if there has been the connection between china, north korea, air and am now russia comes into the picture's. so from the art date to the pacific into the indian notions. if they all have that alliance, the global defense there, or we keep a full, are we ready to protect ourselves against that group of nuclear missiles, nuclear powers? >> the very simple answer i can give you is we had regional allies in the pacific to whom we are completely committed to their defense. however that represents itself, then we will work with our part is to defend them. i don't know that i see a vast conspiracy between packets and in china and russia in the want to do offensive action in the escape. but if it were to occur with allies and partners out there
geopolitically, how do you view the situation in the south china sea and east china sea and how would that affect our global missile defense strategy overall? thank you. >> the south china's he is sort of a separate issue in a way, maybe slightly on to ballistic missile defense. is there something more specific? >> marriott, how do you see the alliance if there has been the connection between china, north korea, air and am now russia comes into the picture's. so from the art date to...
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he came to testify about china. he didn't want to talk about the subprime issue i said, fine, come talk about china. i knew my colleagues wouldn't spend a lot of time on china and obviously got into the subject matter of the mortgage, growing problems with mortgages. held 90 hearings, i did, in 2007, on this subject matter over the next 12 months. i remember the first -- some of the first witnesses were people calculating what they thought could result in in terms of foreclosures in the country. i remember the first witness talked about having a million foreclosures. was highly ridiculed the next ay or two in engaging in hyper bollicbolic political talk. four million to five million foreclosures occurred over the coming years. despite all that activity it was just a refusal to acknowledge the growing problem in the residential mortgage market. of course on st. patrick's day, you have bexar sterns. it really wasn't a systemic issue. a ludicrous proposition when you think back on it obviously. when people talk about,
he came to testify about china. he didn't want to talk about the subprime issue i said, fine, come talk about china. i knew my colleagues wouldn't spend a lot of time on china and obviously got into the subject matter of the mortgage, growing problems with mortgages. held 90 hearings, i did, in 2007, on this subject matter over the next 12 months. i remember the first -- some of the first witnesses were people calculating what they thought could result in in terms of foreclosures in the...
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, tea grown in china. mr. scalise: is this part of the deal we cut with china when they borrow money from us or loan us money to continue deficit spending? this is ludicrous. this is a lastic example -- classic example of wasteful washington spending. i commend again the gentleman for bringing this amendment because there are opportunities we have highlight of areas of wasteful washington spending we should be able to agree as republicans and democrats that every single dollar we are looking at, we ought to ask the first question, is this program, is this program worth borrowing money not only from countries like china, but borrowing money from our children? our children are going to have to pay for these bills. and does this really rise to that level that it's worth borrowing money from our children who are going to be getting that credit card bill? $931,000 of taxpayer money to study the effects of climate change on tea grown in china. this is ludicrous. this is ludicrous spending. we ought not be doing
, tea grown in china. mr. scalise: is this part of the deal we cut with china when they borrow money from us or loan us money to continue deficit spending? this is ludicrous. this is a lastic example -- classic example of wasteful washington spending. i commend again the gentleman for bringing this amendment because there are opportunities we have highlight of areas of wasteful washington spending we should be able to agree as republicans and democrats that every single dollar we are looking...
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a whole series of questions about china. about howomments rapidly they have moved forward and how we engage with them. are they really an expansionist power or are in fact based reasonable guard their flank? int do you look for terms of signals? that is the broader question , what you look for in expansionist tendencies versus cooperative tendencies? >> if you look at the declaration, if you look at the the aircraftof carriers, if you look at their mission actions at some of the exercises they have done that have gone significantly farther out to what they call the second island chain, and they have continued to expand their ability to operate farther and farther away. time in theall the south china sea with their ability to operate further and --ther south very with the south. the territorial disputes are ones that we have concern over. the ability to solve that in a withinl manner international norms, that is one that we clearly think about. we have not really delete gill -- the legal basis line, i amine-dash not sure of t
a whole series of questions about china. about howomments rapidly they have moved forward and how we engage with them. are they really an expansionist power or are in fact based reasonable guard their flank? int do you look for terms of signals? that is the broader question , what you look for in expansionist tendencies versus cooperative tendencies? >> if you look at the declaration, if you look at the the aircraftof carriers, if you look at their mission actions at some of the exercises...
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we have opportunities in the coming months for engaging china. >> some of these venues like you is china joint, use -- economic dialogue on those things you think would be appropriate to do that? >> absolutely. the jcct is the first one you mention and without more opportunity to that later this year. i no secretary vilsack has also been in touch with his counterpart following the visit to talk about follow up on that and some other agricultural related issues. >> hope you can keep a high priority. there are a lot of us in congress, myself included, who have been frustrated by the whole issue of not being able to get the keystone pipeline approved. it's something i believe is clearly in america's economic and national seed interest and so i've been asking some questions but you probably answered this hopefully yes and no. but is a ustr providing comments to state as part of the interagency review process for the presidential permit of the keystone xl pipeline? >> i don't believe we are. i don't think we are involved in it. >> so there's nothing your furnishing in terms of comments to the
we have opportunities in the coming months for engaging china. >> some of these venues like you is china joint, use -- economic dialogue on those things you think would be appropriate to do that? >> absolutely. the jcct is the first one you mention and without more opportunity to that later this year. i no secretary vilsack has also been in touch with his counterpart following the visit to talk about follow up on that and some other agricultural related issues. >> hope you can...
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china hasn't followed the rule of law. china hasn't done it right. china hasn't played fair. we're considering entering into a bilateral investment treaty with china. mr. president, i don't think so. i yield the floor. ms. klobuchar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 88, s. 394, the metal theft prevention act, that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection? a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: mr. president, reserving the right to object, the theft of valuable metal is a serious crime, one that can damage valuable infrastructure, sometimes government infrastructure and that can cause serious harm to businesses and to the owners of the infrastructure at issue. for this reason, many states including my own state of utah have enacted measures to deter such cri
china hasn't followed the rule of law. china hasn't done it right. china hasn't played fair. we're considering entering into a bilateral investment treaty with china. mr. president, i don't think so. i yield the floor. ms. klobuchar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 88, s. 394, the metal theft prevention act, that the bill be read a third time...
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china is in the mist of a severe crackdown. the worst yearas since the 1990's for the arrest and imprisonment of dissidents. on top of all of the others who languish in detention throughout the country. in the past month beijing has obtained two more dozen activist who are simply seeking to commemorate the tiananmen square anniversary in private. worstremains one of the offenders of human rights overall. it remains of worst torture capital of the world. horrific am a you are rested -- if you are arrested, you will be tortured. religious freedom abuses continue with impunity, and ethnic minority groups face repression when they are trying celebrate their culture. it is the demographic and human rights disaster that has no parallel in human history. extermination of baby girls is not only a massive gender crime but a security problem as well. china's gender imbalance will and already is leading to crime permit shall sort of stability, worker shortages, and there has been a huge spike in human trafficking. i am the prime sponsor o
china is in the mist of a severe crackdown. the worst yearas since the 1990's for the arrest and imprisonment of dissidents. on top of all of the others who languish in detention throughout the country. in the past month beijing has obtained two more dozen activist who are simply seeking to commemorate the tiananmen square anniversary in private. worstremains one of the offenders of human rights overall. it remains of worst torture capital of the world. horrific am a you are rested -- if you...
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the only country that can contain china is china. the challenges are bound to continue peaceful development and prosperity in the region. hopefully we can want to place a priority on our mutual interest and continue our positive efforts despite the obstacles. thank you very much. [applause] thinks general. >> is about a five minute break to stretch out because the reception needs to be set up and then we will proceed. thank you. >> [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] will [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. now we will have a session of general gregson. >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. thank you and a session will commence soon for general gregson. please be seated. okay ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to introduce my colleague to have the first shot. >> this makes it
the only country that can contain china is china. the challenges are bound to continue peaceful development and prosperity in the region. hopefully we can want to place a priority on our mutual interest and continue our positive efforts despite the obstacles. thank you very much. [applause] thinks general. >> is about a five minute break to stretch out because the reception needs to be set up and then we will proceed. thank you. >> [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]...
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will bring truth to china. every year i've met young chinese, this year many teenagers, who talked to me. the first thing they did arriving in the united states was to look for information about what happened 25 years a ago. and we will change because of that. they will see hope and dreams. and there's a lot we can do. specifically, i would ask you to allocate 10% of its funding to the technology that will circumvent the internet firewall. second, globalization was a major -- in protest. but for chinese, ordinary chinese, has been taken as hostages and trade and investments has been used as a tool to promote censorship, and corrupt universal value. many chinese companies, a de facto government of a region, and through such arrangement they became powerful monopolies which shareholders may lack to invest in. but in doing such, we have become, we are allowing commerce to be part of the trends that come in this is committing. -- communist is committing. promote free trade and free market. third one, recently the o
will bring truth to china. every year i've met young chinese, this year many teenagers, who talked to me. the first thing they did arriving in the united states was to look for information about what happened 25 years a ago. and we will change because of that. they will see hope and dreams. and there's a lot we can do. specifically, i would ask you to allocate 10% of its funding to the technology that will circumvent the internet firewall. second, globalization was a major -- in protest. but...
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putin when he goes to china at the end of may. russia's position has weakened and he will get a lower price on the gas deal. let me conclude with something on the sanctions. can economic sanctions substitute for use of force? clearly, no. that is obvious. but it's really a problem if feels himself somewhat impervious to taking a significant economic hit the top -- economic hit. here's the problem -- he knows the economy is in trouble, sanctions, board, that simply gives them the argument that well come a it is the west, the outsiders trying to weaken us and punish us. this is the source of our economic troubles. it's going to play pretty well into his political narrative. would make isnt i that tools are designed for the war on terror in rogue states. is impossible to isolate russia. this is the sixth or eighth or 10th largest economy in the world depending on your denominator. states in themany world, including many european allies which are not ready to enthusiastically sign on to this. the last thing i would say about sectoral
putin when he goes to china at the end of may. russia's position has weakened and he will get a lower price on the gas deal. let me conclude with something on the sanctions. can economic sanctions substitute for use of force? clearly, no. that is obvious. but it's really a problem if feels himself somewhat impervious to taking a significant economic hit the top -- economic hit. here's the problem -- he knows the economy is in trouble, sanctions, board, that simply gives them the argument that...
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he said china is in the united states, looking for that. blackbox. this is literally what he said, looking forward to. black rocks. i looked at him and i said i beg your pardon. he speaks perfect english. he looked at me and said in looking for the box that contains the secret that allows america to be the only country in the world that is constantly able to renew it both in remake is love, to continue to lead the world. i said to him, presumptuous of me i said mr. president, i notice that not lockbox. one is an overwhelming constant stream of immigration that not only has nevers teased, that comes in waves, generating from other parts of the world the most adventurous son, the most courageous people in the world. it takes a lot to pick up from what all you know and say i am going to leave, go to a place i don't know, go to a country that may not want me and have the courage to do it. i said there is a second thing and not blackbox. stamped in the dna of every american, naturalize or nativeborn is from the beginning, from the time they are kid, they
he said china is in the united states, looking for that. blackbox. this is literally what he said, looking forward to. black rocks. i looked at him and i said i beg your pardon. he speaks perfect english. he looked at me and said in looking for the box that contains the secret that allows america to be the only country in the world that is constantly able to renew it both in remake is love, to continue to lead the world. i said to him, presumptuous of me i said mr. president, i notice that not...
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take china for example. as mentioned from the president on down we have engaged with the chinese and in june 2010 they began to allow their currency to move again. it has moved about 18% in real terms. not fast enough, not far enough but we've made a certain degree of progress. to the g7 ng 20 we make sure countries are focused on -- >> my time is running out. hasn't been discussed in the tpp negotiations? >> not as yet. >> it matters a great deal to all of us. i would regret it hasn't been discussed yet given its level of importance. thank you, mr. speaker. my time has expired. >> senator stabenow. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, for this hearing and it's wonderful to see you again, ambassador froman, and i want to follow up on senator schumer's comments. no surprise i want to ask you about currency manipulation as well. we talked extensively about that. i'm a little surprised to hear it is not come up yet. i thought this up in something that was being discussed but to emphasize again as you know, we
take china for example. as mentioned from the president on down we have engaged with the chinese and in june 2010 they began to allow their currency to move again. it has moved about 18% in real terms. not fast enough, not far enough but we've made a certain degree of progress. to the g7 ng 20 we make sure countries are focused on -- >> my time is running out. hasn't been discussed in the tpp negotiations? >> not as yet. >> it matters a great deal to all of us. i would regret...
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officials who spied on china? i assume these guys cannot travel outside china. >> all nations are engaged in intelligence gathering. what distinguishes this case is that we have a state-sponsored entity, a state-sponsored individuals using intelligence tools to gain commercial advantage. that is what makes this case different. >> can you put a dollar value on the information that was stolen? >> it's not possible to put a dollar value at this point. the indictment alleges the threshold required to charge. all of you know what it takes to do the research and development for these new projects to compete in the increasingly competitive global market and you know what the impact is with these ciber occurring so the dollar value will be substantial. >> is it billions of dollars worth of information? >> i don't know the range but it is very substantial. >> you said the investigators were able to track these actors to a block in a building where they worked and did all of this. was there an opportunity to apprehend them
officials who spied on china? i assume these guys cannot travel outside china. >> all nations are engaged in intelligence gathering. what distinguishes this case is that we have a state-sponsored entity, a state-sponsored individuals using intelligence tools to gain commercial advantage. that is what makes this case different. >> can you put a dollar value on the information that was stolen? >> it's not possible to put a dollar value at this point. the indictment alleges the...
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will be about to cooperate with china. militarily, china has assumed that the u.s. is applied in a policy in response to this china will continue to modernize the armed forces. china already possesses an effort kerry are and they plan to hire more. also china will announce the ballistic missile capabilities in the space programs and continue to arguments that military capabilities. in areas with north korea to have deployed the military forces and they have emphasizing areas with concerns about the possible innovation and the in s of crisis in north korea. finally, russia. russia seeks to obtain the events in ukraine. they want to raise their status in the international community. russia will try to prevent them from exercising influence over the old soviet union countries and also in regards to the situation in the iranian nuclear issue they are renouncing the efforts to curb the u.s. under the cooperation and the prc. through this effort the putin administration will seek the environment for the stable domestic politics. militarily russia will continue to moderniz
will be about to cooperate with china. militarily, china has assumed that the u.s. is applied in a policy in response to this china will continue to modernize the armed forces. china already possesses an effort kerry are and they plan to hire more. also china will announce the ballistic missile capabilities in the space programs and continue to arguments that military capabilities. in areas with north korea to have deployed the military forces and they have emphasizing areas with concerns about...
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tell us about your phone calls to the senator from illinois when he was in china. >> i was in china. i went to china pretty early in my tenure. i arrived in china and the foreign services officers who had been following mark around beijing told me that in his meetings, he was telling the chinese to sell treasuries because we were going to have hyperinflation and might default. remarkable and somewhat disturbing. there was no evidence, no reason to be concerned because the chinese were pretty good investors and most of their buying chantry'-- treasuries would produce more treasuries at that time. there was a corn tradition about the politics and it is generally not a good idea when you're outside your country to claim we are going to and in hyperinflation. >> you famously enjoy the occasional expletive -- >> he was pretty responsive when i said that. >> were you gentle with him in that conversation as you describe it or was it more of a heated conversation then you are letting on? >> i was very direct with them. he was very responsive. we did end up working -- i don't want to impugn h
tell us about your phone calls to the senator from illinois when he was in china. >> i was in china. i went to china pretty early in my tenure. i arrived in china and the foreign services officers who had been following mark around beijing told me that in his meetings, he was telling the chinese to sell treasuries because we were going to have hyperinflation and might default. remarkable and somewhat disturbing. there was no evidence, no reason to be concerned because the chinese were...
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china is not part of t.p.p., but if we did this, it would send a warning shot that if they eventually want into t.p.p., they have to reform their currency as well and might even just get them to move on their own if they saw we made a strong stand. >> of foreign currency manipulation has cost americans -- 1.5 $1.5 million million jobs, ending the manipulation would reduce the trade deficit by 300 will and dollars -- $300 trillion and newte 2.3 to 5.8 million jobs. it matters a lot. i have long been an advocate in this fight against the type of activity that china, japan, and others do with a and at daylight there currency. committee haves joined us. if we brought our bill to a vote on the floor it would pass again. we could take legislative action today and when. -- and win. but this issue can be better dealt with the country to country negotiations than through legislative changes. it has been 18 years since the treasury has designated any country and currency manipulator. i ask what vehicle we have at our disposal to combat this activity which everyone says is wrong if not agreement
china is not part of t.p.p., but if we did this, it would send a warning shot that if they eventually want into t.p.p., they have to reform their currency as well and might even just get them to move on their own if they saw we made a strong stand. >> of foreign currency manipulation has cost americans -- 1.5 $1.5 million million jobs, ending the manipulation would reduce the trade deficit by 300 will and dollars -- $300 trillion and newte 2.3 to 5.8 million jobs. it matters a lot. i have...
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in china it was the conception of what it meant to be a person. people talked about woman -- us, the family, the clan, the village and the factory. and after 1979 when the country embarked on this economic transformation, people had no choice but to think about themselves and that was the dynamic that drove my sort of eight year fascination and investigation of china. >> evan osnos on the rising conflict between the individual and the chinese government. sunday night at 8:00 on c-spans q and a. >> the defense department has proposed changes to military payro payroll that would limit pay to save $2 billgion to redirect toward training and modern equipment. this hearing is three hours and 15 minutes. >> good morning, everybody, the committee meets this morning to review the department of defense proposals relative to the growth of personal cost. ... review department of defense proposals relative to the growth of personnel costs. we welcome the joint chiefs of staff to testify on these proposals to explain why they support them, what their impact is
in china it was the conception of what it meant to be a person. people talked about woman -- us, the family, the clan, the village and the factory. and after 1979 when the country embarked on this economic transformation, people had no choice but to think about themselves and that was the dynamic that drove my sort of eight year fascination and investigation of china. >> evan osnos on the rising conflict between the individual and the chinese government. sunday night at 8:00 on c-spans q...
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china, our great friend -- by late july have great respect for china, many chinese friends live in my buildings, all over the place. 30 million, 40 million temecula suppose to dislike them? like them very much. i have more oligarchs living in my building -- i bought a house in palm beach. $40 million. i fixed it. i call it -- can you have a $40 million fixer upper? that's what i have. i bought it as a real-estate deal. he fell on very hard times. and the house was sold by the bank at a bankruptcy auction. i pay $40 million. i sold it for $100 million. i sold it to a russian who then announced his wife is suing for divorce some of the house and just $14 million in the proceeding. a look at it when i see that. and i said to myself, where is the united states doing well? site you have iraq, we spend $2 trillion think of this number, not even a number that you -- honestly ten years ago you did not hear the word trillion. we spend 2 trillion, and more importantly thousands. some people say who cares? i care. destroyed. and what we did is took this country and so weakened it. it was always
china, our great friend -- by late july have great respect for china, many chinese friends live in my buildings, all over the place. 30 million, 40 million temecula suppose to dislike them? like them very much. i have more oligarchs living in my building -- i bought a house in palm beach. $40 million. i fixed it. i call it -- can you have a $40 million fixer upper? that's what i have. i bought it as a real-estate deal. he fell on very hard times. and the house was sold by the bank at a...
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that is a message, china, you have to stop. now we have to get the world coalition together just like what we're doing with russia and get the world coalition to say we've got to set stsandards and there's going to be sanctions if you continue to do this. it's too much. i said it before, $3 billion a year has been stolen from the united states. that equates to about 500,000 jobs. so this is something that has to stop. but it's just not going to happen overnight. this is the beginning salvo. again, it can't just be the united states, it's got to be the world coming together to set these standards. >> president ilves, are we ready to have that nuanced conversation on an international stage? >> well -- >> i'd be curious what your thoughts are of the indictments because the moral equivalency is made but i think there is a difference. >> there is a first step. starting with skype. microsoft bought it but r & d still happens and they're hit so hard all the time, morning till night. so we have the same problem as well. i mean the name
that is a message, china, you have to stop. now we have to get the world coalition together just like what we're doing with russia and get the world coalition to say we've got to set stsandards and there's going to be sanctions if you continue to do this. it's too much. i said it before, $3 billion a year has been stolen from the united states. that equates to about 500,000 jobs. so this is something that has to stop. but it's just not going to happen overnight. this is the beginning salvo....
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this is general welch and myself visiting china. the first chief of staff visit china for 15 years. that is the chief sitting in that jade ten. it was a great engagement. it was a lightning. it was constructive. it was and lightning. i have been in china in 2009 and had not been back since. i was dazzled by the change. it was amazing. if there is any doubt in anybody's mind, there shouldn't be. definitely is and it was obvious and the way they conducted themselves. we get to see a lot of the military operation there was also a level of confidence. i think probably an extremely high level of confidence. the prc, military, civilian. central military commission, one of the former chief of the air force, general shoe. it was of very substantial visit. i think at the end of the day we'll walk away saying that the military forces that china and the united states have have the i opportunity to operate significantly more in close proximity in the future which will grow over time. the a virginity from the speculation is great, and our ability to deal with those, we must and can do a better j
this is general welch and myself visiting china. the first chief of staff visit china for 15 years. that is the chief sitting in that jade ten. it was a great engagement. it was a lightning. it was constructive. it was and lightning. i have been in china in 2009 and had not been back since. i was dazzled by the change. it was amazing. if there is any doubt in anybody's mind, there shouldn't be. definitely is and it was obvious and the way they conducted themselves. we get to see a lot of the...
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imports into china. so although russia has had to face significant competitive threats over the last five to six years, as the markets in which it has sold its gas have evolved, in fact the country finds itself in a competitive position, geographically ideal position to supply the major markets, and going forward if gazprom continues to adapt its marketing strategy could find itself in a strong position relative to its competitors over the next decade. i'll stop there and we will be happy to take lots of questions. >> a lot of points for discussion. and i thank you very much for commendable piece of work that you have done. if i may just use the power of the chair because our principal commentators are going to be ed chow and cliff gaddy, if i may raise one question that you kind of ended your presentation on, jim, but i guess the question that would emerge in my mind is, if the chinese deal indeed comes to fruition and the addition of russian gas moving into far eastern power markets, do you have any vi
imports into china. so although russia has had to face significant competitive threats over the last five to six years, as the markets in which it has sold its gas have evolved, in fact the country finds itself in a competitive position, geographically ideal position to supply the major markets, and going forward if gazprom continues to adapt its marketing strategy could find itself in a strong position relative to its competitors over the next decade. i'll stop there and we will be happy to...
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china feels encircled, too. they feel that we are a long with our allies trying to contain china. so there is similarity here though is that germany prior to world war i develop a very insular way of looking at affairs because they felt so threatened that he was the difficult for them to have a reasonable understanding what they actually faced. they became very overconfident as a result. the chinese leadership including the pla also had a very highly insular view of the world. they see the world their own way, and even when we try to reassure them, they often do not believe us and they see that not only as a sign of weakness but as i try to trick them. so this insularity that comes from fear, self-imposed fear in the case of china, i was even in the case of germany but since germany -- they felt faction is a may be stopped and so that's where they got their way of looking at the world. roche is also a revisionist power. putin believes the collapse of the soviet union was a terrible tragedy. it's not at this point try to reestablish soviet global dominance but it certainly is resur
china feels encircled, too. they feel that we are a long with our allies trying to contain china. so there is similarity here though is that germany prior to world war i develop a very insular way of looking at affairs because they felt so threatened that he was the difficult for them to have a reasonable understanding what they actually faced. they became very overconfident as a result. the chinese leadership including the pla also had a very highly insular view of the world. they see the...
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this is a matter of deep concern to china. china has indicated on many occasions its principled position on the question of ukraine. we hope the parties concerned would recede from safeguard of fundamental interests of various ethnic groups in maintain and maintain regional peace and stability, keep calm, exercise restraint and avoid further escalation of the situation. political solution is the only way out of the crisis in ukraine sentiment to the crisis in ukraine needs to take into consideration the full history and contrary situation and legitimate rights and interests and various regions and ethical groups within ukraine as well as legitimate concerns of all parties so as to achieve a balance for all parts. for sometime various parties including china have worked actively to promote peace and facilitate negotiations. before the talks in geneva among the russian, the u.s., eu and ukraine agreed on measures for the situation. we hope the parties concerned will stick to those negotiations. the effectively implement the agre
this is a matter of deep concern to china. china has indicated on many occasions its principled position on the question of ukraine. we hope the parties concerned would recede from safeguard of fundamental interests of various ethnic groups in maintain and maintain regional peace and stability, keep calm, exercise restraint and avoid further escalation of the situation. political solution is the only way out of the crisis in ukraine sentiment to the crisis in ukraine needs to take into...
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the second option is build a western route to china. you try to lower the price within russia and shove more gas in the russian economy or leave it in the ground for a better day. if you were to think about the four possible options how would you think about the attractiveness of each. >> the leaving it in the ground is what is happening now. even if you don't believe them saying they could produce 617 last year when it is 487, even if he is being lenient they have a lot of gas. what i think is interesting the most and we as an institute have conducted a public debate with gas proem on pricing and they are still saying the same thing. they have, after a lot of hard talking with their customers, they have adapted where they needed to adapt which is in the competitive market. so their prices are now competitive with hub prices and in europe. the way they have done it is incrediblely bizarre way of doing it. you have to pay and you get paid back to you pay too much. it is crazy way of doing but they did it. the question going forward is do
the second option is build a western route to china. you try to lower the price within russia and shove more gas in the russian economy or leave it in the ground for a better day. if you were to think about the four possible options how would you think about the attractiveness of each. >> the leaving it in the ground is what is happening now. even if you don't believe them saying they could produce 617 last year when it is 487, even if he is being lenient they have a lot of gas. what i...
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china pretty early in my tenure. i arrived in china and the foreign service officers who had been falling mark kirk around beijing told me in his meetings he was talking to the treasury's, we would have hyperinflation and might default. i find that remarkable. there was no evidence, no reason to be concerned because the chinese were good investors and most were buying treasuries, would like us to produce more treasury at that time but i was worried about that. a little quaint tradition about water's edge in politics and not a good idea when you are outside your country to claim we are going to end in hyperinflation. >> you enjoy the occasional expletive. >> very responsive when i said that. >> were you with gentle with him in that conversation as you were in describing it or was that a more heated conversation than you are betting on? >> i was very direct with him but he was very responsive. we did end up working, you might say this, i don't want to impugn his credibility, we did end up working on a bunch of conseque
china pretty early in my tenure. i arrived in china and the foreign service officers who had been falling mark kirk around beijing told me in his meetings he was talking to the treasury's, we would have hyperinflation and might default. i find that remarkable. there was no evidence, no reason to be concerned because the chinese were good investors and most were buying treasuries, would like us to produce more treasury at that time but i was worried about that. a little quaint tradition about...
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one is china and what happened between china and vietnam. is faulting the u.s. for encouraging provocative moves and what they call the south china sea. they say that the dispute should be resolved by the parties involved. now we have writing going on in vietnamese cities. it is reportedly against chinese boundaries and other plans are involved as well. what can, if anything, the u.s. resolve what is clearly a growing area of tension. china has issues with japan. now vietnam. what role can the u.s. play? >> the u.s. has been very clear. the only way to resolve these territorial disputes over sovereignty is through the mechanisms of international law. peaceful resolution is desirable. there should be legal instruments. we have never taken a position on sovereignty of these territories. we have been very clear that provocative actions and intimidation and steps to create thatsence on the ground complicates the prospect for diplomatic resolution are completely on help old. that is the message the president took during our recent trip to asia. widespread support fro
one is china and what happened between china and vietnam. is faulting the u.s. for encouraging provocative moves and what they call the south china sea. they say that the dispute should be resolved by the parties involved. now we have writing going on in vietnamese cities. it is reportedly against chinese boundaries and other plans are involved as well. what can, if anything, the u.s. resolve what is clearly a growing area of tension. china has issues with japan. now vietnam. what role can the...
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it could go to china or could be sold into the domestic market. next potential step toward a controlled liberalization of exports. there is no mention yet of the pipelines facing west being liberalized in this session, but you can see the step-by-step the three which companies try to find a balance in the east and the west. i think the liberalization process is a slow one. it will be many years before we up but we aregan taking steps along the slow journey. in terms of the reality of the it's difficult to be concrete about it, but all i say is from a commercial perspective, we believe in the last three or four years, we believe somewhere between 350 rice400 is about the right for both parties. can make a gazprom reasonable rate of concern assuming it invests efficiently in the entire eastern program. it appears to be a balanced commercial contract with lots of bells and whistles, but it would seem to make sense or us or both parties to make the deal forward will stop maybe there will be political shenanigans, but commercially it looks sensible. i
it could go to china or could be sold into the domestic market. next potential step toward a controlled liberalization of exports. there is no mention yet of the pipelines facing west being liberalized in this session, but you can see the step-by-step the three which companies try to find a balance in the east and the west. i think the liberalization process is a slow one. it will be many years before we up but we aregan taking steps along the slow journey. in terms of the reality of the it's...
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what if china decides that the same approach can apply to taiwan? or two other places overseas chinese people live. with that allow her majesty's and to send the british navy to protect english-speaking south africans? but people spoke another language in the crimea as well. russia cann that send the russian navy to brooklyn, new york to protect russian speaking populations there? of course not. where do you draw the line? we are in uncharted waters. thateans need to recognize their commitment to ukraine and to the current quarter in europe should include a clear pathway. it does not have to be tomorrow or the day after, but it is a pathway that brings ukraine to the european union. maybe in 10 years or 15 years. if you can bring albania or serbia to the european union, certainly, you can bring ukraine. you would expect the europeans to revisit the military budgets. i was told that only u.k., estonia, greece have a military gdp.t of 2.0% of the europeans need to wake up and understand that this military welfare they received from the united states c
what if china decides that the same approach can apply to taiwan? or two other places overseas chinese people live. with that allow her majesty's and to send the british navy to protect english-speaking south africans? but people spoke another language in the crimea as well. russia cann that send the russian navy to brooklyn, new york to protect russian speaking populations there? of course not. where do you draw the line? we are in uncharted waters. thateans need to recognize their commitment...
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according to the economist magazine, if you look at the last 10 years of military spending, china is up 170%, russia is up 110%, even india, with all of its domestic challenges, is up 45%. the u.s. is up a meager 12% and some of our best friends, britain, france and italy, all went down. of course it's not just about how much money is spent. it's also about how that money is spent. and we clearly have a lot of work to do to see that our defense dollars are spent more wisely, that we get more defense out of the money we spend, and we have a bipartisan, bicameral effort to work with the pentagon and with industry to help reduce overhead and also improve our acquisition policies. but on the bigger budget picture, the administration resorts to political blamesmanship, accusing congress of just being interested in parochial interests, for not agreeing to their defense cuts. is there some of that? sure. always has been, always will be. is that the reason so many members of congress in both parties have real doubts and concerns about where this administration is taking our country's securit
according to the economist magazine, if you look at the last 10 years of military spending, china is up 170%, russia is up 110%, even india, with all of its domestic challenges, is up 45%. the u.s. is up a meager 12% and some of our best friends, britain, france and italy, all went down. of course it's not just about how much money is spent. it's also about how that money is spent. and we clearly have a lot of work to do to see that our defense dollars are spent more wisely, that we get more...
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>> the building we're referring to is in shanghai, china. hope, that -- we these individuals come to face court.charges in a u.s. but beyond that, i'm not going to comment further. >> can you speak a little bit in have of the u.s. jobs that been lost as a result of these kinds of things? i think there's a lot more data on that that's in other forums. but i can speak directly from western pennsylvania. taken have -- we have everything that's been thrown at us in western pennsylvania and faced all of the challenges of marketplace. but if you look specifically of the example that i told you investmentsr in the nd seamless pipe and oil country tube, u.s. steel bought a plant in texas to compete. expanded at great cost and xpense over and above the research and development costs. when these intrusions hit and flooded with below cost pipe from china, these plants were padlocked and lost their jobs. so it has a real and direct the ive impact in jurisdiction where i practice and the same is true in ohio.ine, that was another location for some of thi
>> the building we're referring to is in shanghai, china. hope, that -- we these individuals come to face court.charges in a u.s. but beyond that, i'm not going to comment further. >> can you speak a little bit in have of the u.s. jobs that been lost as a result of these kinds of things? i think there's a lot more data on that that's in other forums. but i can speak directly from western pennsylvania. taken have -- we have everything that's been thrown at us in western pennsylvania...
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we know about china. we know what has happened in the past. singapore, malaysia, korea, different places. let me talk about japan. we are doing specific negotiations with japan. and as you know, japan has not directly intervened in the foreign exchange markets in more than two years, but the yen has depreciated significantly against the u.s. dollar. while the depreciation has shown shown an impact on the number of u.s. imports, you shared information on the numbers, it does provide a massive advantage for japanese automakers. at today's exchange rate, there is an estimated benefit of $5,700 on every vehicle. it is a windfall in operating profits. it may end up in advertising. it may end up in research and development. it may end up in cutting prices. it may end up in cutting prices on vehicles in other markets where u.s. automakers are directly competing with the japanese in other markets around the world. the reality is, $5,700 is no small thing. i guess, from insult to injury, even though japan is not currently intervening, and i would ask y
we know about china. we know what has happened in the past. singapore, malaysia, korea, different places. let me talk about japan. we are doing specific negotiations with japan. and as you know, japan has not directly intervened in the foreign exchange markets in more than two years, but the yen has depreciated significantly against the u.s. dollar. while the depreciation has shown shown an impact on the number of u.s. imports, you shared information on the numbers, it does provide a massive...
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market, countries like china are in clear violation of trade agreements. western pennsylvania nor the rest of this country won't be a welcome mat for the chinese or any foreign competitor to walk over. with that, i yield back to mr. doyle. mr. doyle: thank you. i would like to ask unanimous consent to withdraw my amendment and i want to thank chairman wolf for his efforts in support. hopefully we can work together to achieve the goals of this amendment with language in the conference report or some other means. mr. wolf: if the gentleman would yield. mr. doyle: gladly. mr. wolf: this is one of the better amendments offered today. i will do everything i can to make sure this is in the bill. if the members would take the time to go out and look at the place where you can see all the companies that are being hit, the chinese are stealing jobs and so i thank mr. doyle and mr. murphy for offering this. i will do everything i can, i think the staff knows how strongly i feel. mr. fattah has been a great help on these issues. if it is ruled out of order, we will m
market, countries like china are in clear violation of trade agreements. western pennsylvania nor the rest of this country won't be a welcome mat for the chinese or any foreign competitor to walk over. with that, i yield back to mr. doyle. mr. doyle: thank you. i would like to ask unanimous consent to withdraw my amendment and i want to thank chairman wolf for his efforts in support. hopefully we can work together to achieve the goals of this amendment with language in the conference report or...
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it's especially true in china and eastern europe. where these companies' spies and criminals hide. the indictments of the chinese military hackers and the arrest of over 100 hackers linked to the malicious software called black shades are a good start, but there's more work to do. importantly, we in congress need to continue to study this threat and to understand who the adversaries are, what they want, where they live and what they're capable of doing. i want to thank each of the members of this panel who are before us today for their work many this area -- in this area, and we look forward to your testimony both in here and in the closed hearings to better understand and to better continue to educate not only our colleagues, but the american people on this very, very important and challenging issue. and i thank chairman king for the opportunity to share it with him. i yield back. >> thank you, chairman meehan. other members of the committee, i remind you that opening statements may be submitted for the record, and now i'm pleased to introduce the distinguished panel that we have
it's especially true in china and eastern europe. where these companies' spies and criminals hide. the indictments of the chinese military hackers and the arrest of over 100 hackers linked to the malicious software called black shades are a good start, but there's more work to do. importantly, we in congress need to continue to study this threat and to understand who the adversaries are, what they want, where they live and what they're capable of doing. i want to thank each of the members of...
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whether it be the south china sea, libyan, nigeria, you name it. there will be corners of conflict with their own challenges. class -- truly the classic 2000 14 steps into risk but it is not unprecedented. it has always been thus. would only need to consider those graduates 100 years ago, the class of 1914. on june 5, president woodrow wilson delivered the address to 156 graduates who were entering ourncertain period in history. america's attention was focused on mexico and then imbroglio -- embroiled in a bloody civil war. the city was taken by u.s. marines and sailors and name battle plan. overseas tensions among european powers was building in a complex web of alliances had taken shape following the walk and wars of 1912-1913. clouds were forming on the atlantic. unbeknownst to the class of 1914, they would see the outbreak of world war one one month after throwing their covers into the air here in annapolis. president wilson gave no hint of the looming conflict but he did pass invaluable advice which remains as relevant today as it was a centur
whether it be the south china sea, libyan, nigeria, you name it. there will be corners of conflict with their own challenges. class -- truly the classic 2000 14 steps into risk but it is not unprecedented. it has always been thus. would only need to consider those graduates 100 years ago, the class of 1914. on june 5, president woodrow wilson delivered the address to 156 graduates who were entering ourncertain period in history. america's attention was focused on mexico and then imbroglio --...
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one is china and what happened recently between china and vietnam. china is faulting the u.s. for encouraging provocative moves. now we have rioting going on in vietnamese cities purportedly against chinese factories but i guess other plants are involved as well. what can, if anything, the u.s. do to resolve what is clearly a growing area of tension in that part of the world? china has issues with japan and now vietnam. what constructive role can the u.s. play there? >> the u.s. has been very clear the only way to resolve these territorial disputes are through the mechanisms of international law and peaceful resolution. whether it is the law of the sea convention or other international legal instruments. we have not and never have taken a position on the sovereignty of these disputed territories but we've been clear provocative action and steps to create facts on the ground that complicate the prospect for diplomatic resolution are unhelpful. that was the message the president took in part during our recent trip to asia, and it won wide support from each of the countries he vi
one is china and what happened recently between china and vietnam. china is faulting the u.s. for encouraging provocative moves. now we have rioting going on in vietnamese cities purportedly against chinese factories but i guess other plants are involved as well. what can, if anything, the u.s. do to resolve what is clearly a growing area of tension in that part of the world? china has issues with japan and now vietnam. what constructive role can the u.s. play there? >> the u.s. has been...